*In April 2022, the university announced our new name of Toronto Metropolitan University, which will be implemented in a phased approach. Learn more about our next chapter.*
Dr. Cheryl Teelucksingh
Dr. Cheryl Teelucksingh is a Professor in the Department of Sociology at Ryerson University. Professor Teelucksingh’s research over the last twenty years has focused on examining the relationship between environmental justice in Canada and concerns for social inequality. Dr. Teelucksingh has also participated in SSHRC and CIHR funded grants as well as numerous publications in the areas of environmental justice and racialization in Canada. Her research uses a range of qualitative and quantitative methods to explore her areas of interest, including community-based research. Professor Teelucksingh is actively involved with several community organizations and environmental non-governmental organizations that are committed to both social and environmental change. She holds a B.A. Honours from Queen’s University, a M.C.S. from the University of Calgary, and a Ph.D in Sociology from York University.
TMCIS occupies space in the traditional and unceded territory of nations including the Anishnaabeg, the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat peoples, and territory which is also now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples. This territory is covered by Treaty 13 signed with the Mississaugas of the Credit, as well as the Williams Treaties signed with multiple Mississaugas.